QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Met the Federal Guidelines for Muscle-Strengthening Physical Activity, by Age Group and Sex — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020

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In 2020, 35.2% of men and 26.9% of women aged ≥18 years met the federal guideline for muscle-strengthening physical activity.
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The figure consists of a bar graph indicating the percentage of adults aged 18 years and older who met the federal guidelines for muscle-strengthening physical activity, by age group and sex, in the United States during 2020, according to the National Health Interview System.
Percentage of adults aged 18 years and older who met the federal guidelines for muscle-strengthening physical activity

In 2020, 35.2% of men and 26.9% of women aged ≥18 years met the federal guideline for muscle-strengthening physical activity.

The percentage of men who met the muscle-strengthening guideline decreased with age from 44.5% for those aged 18–44 years, to 29.9% for those aged 45–64 years, and to 22.0% for those aged ≥65 years.

The percentage also decreased with age among women from 34.1% for those aged 18–44 years, to 23.8% for those aged 45–64 years, and to 17.2% for those aged ≥65 years.

Men were more likely to have met the muscle-strengthening guideline than women in all age groups.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7118a6.htm

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.

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